''Tint'' magazine was a quarterly global

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and independent

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published in

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. Its motto "Celebrating Women of Every Color" targeted all women, the magazine typically covered issues from the voices of

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, and often from a politically

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perspective. ''Tint'' began as a

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women's

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, first published in 2004 by then college freshman Margarita L. Barry on the campus of

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. Created as a response to the lack of diverse faces and voices in mainstream women's publications, the first issue of ''Tint'' was launched in PDF format online that May. Barry never intended for the magazine to be a campus publication, though a misquote in the university's weekly newspaper, ''The BG News'', hinted otherwise. The print edition of Tint was published twice per year. ''Tint'' has been loosely linked to several

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and

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, including

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, and

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. ''Tint'' featured cover stories on a unique blend of women including actress/vocalist

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, actress/vocalist

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, and

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, all celebrities of

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heritages with notable

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arts or activism involvement. In addition to celebrity interviews, ''Tint'' also featured stories on everyday women.

References

External links

''Tint Magazine''′s Official Site

Team Tint Yahoo Group
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